September 2016

Latest about September 2016

null
Travis picking: how to fingerpick like Merle Travis

By Mike Dawes Published

Learn to alternate notes with your thumb and you'll expand your fingerstyle abilities no end

Lessons
null
Steve Vai Shares His Private Guitar Collection

By Adam Perlmutter Published

Steve Vai shares some of his private guitar stock with Guitar World.

Electric Guitars
null
A Guide to Fretboard Tapping Using Multiple Fingers

By Joel Hoekstra Published

Learn how to utilize multiple taps with different fingers of the pick hand.

Lessons
null
How to Build a Guitar Solo Using Thematic Development

By Andy Aledort Published

Build a musical “story” with your solos.

Lessons
null
Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro Recount Jane's Addiction's Spectacular Rise and Fall

By Joshua Rothkopf Published

Bands
null
Ralph Towner's Nylon and 12-String Craftsmanship

By Dale Turner Published

Lessons
null
Looking Back on 50 Years of Yamaha Guitars

By Chris Gill Published

Yamaha occupies a surprisingly unusual niche in the guitar industry.

Electric Guitars
null
Maroon 5's James Valentine Talks Ernie Ball Music Man Signature Guitar

By Richard Bienstock Published

Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine unveils his latest passion project: his new Ernie Ball Music Man signature guitar.

Electric Guitars
null
Review: Yamaha THR100HD Guitar Amp

By Chris Gill Published

We took a look at the flagship THR100HD, which is like two THR100H heads in one, and more.

Guitar Amp Heads
null
Combining "Walking Thirds" and Jazz-Blues Substitutions

By Jimmy Brown Published

In the previous two columns, I demonstrated a couple of cool ways to play “walking bass” accompaniment over a 12-bar jazz-blues progression.

Lessons
1 2 Archives